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inflammatory

[ in-flam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.:

    inflammatory speeches.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. Pathology. of or caused by inflammation.


inflammatory

/ ɪnˈflæmətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by or caused by inflammation
  2. tending to arouse violence, strong emotion, etc
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Derived Forms

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of inflammatory1

First recorded in 1725–35; from Latin ¾±²Ô´Ú±ô²¹³¾³¾Äå³Ù(³Ü²õ) “kindled†(past participle of ¾±²Ô´Ú±ô²¹³¾³¾Äå°ù±ð “to kindleâ€; inflame ) + -ory 1
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“If anything, Facebook rewards outsider candidates who post inflammatory content that drives engagement,†she writes.

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Dermatitis, acne and skin discolouration are possible consequences, but also inflammatory disorders, mercury poisoning and kidney damage.

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Gu’s father also brushed off Trump’s most inflammatory rhetoric, chalking it up to his experience as a businessman.

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But a recent comment about bringing “actual weapons†to a fight for American democracy caught the attention of a federal prosecutor, who sent Garcia a letter warning that his comments were overly inflammatory.

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While she doesn’t appear in “The Fall of Diddy,†Woods bolsters those claims and hints her former bandmate may have saved some inflammatory and crude communications Combs sent to her.

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